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Rains kill 30, displaces
thousands in Zambales
The Most Widely Distributed Local Newspaper in Central Luzon
By Butch Gunio
SUBIC, ZAMBALES
--At least 30 people died in
separate landslides and severe flooding in the towns
of Subic, Castillejos and San
Marcelino, Zambales province due to heavy rainfall
brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced
by Typhoon Odette (International Name: Usagi).
rains kill... pagE 9
CALAMITY’S PATH. Workers rush to clear a portion of
the Tipo toll road blocked by a landslide at the Subic Freeport on
Monday morning. Photo below shows residents of Dinalupihan
and Hermosa towns taking advantage of the free ride being offered by the provincial government of Bataan in Layac Junction
at the height of monsoon rains that brought two-to-six feet floodwaters to low lying areas of Bataan and Zambales.
Pampanga 100%
rice sufficient
BY JENNA LUMBANG
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Based on
the volume of the province’s annual rice,
Pampanga Third District Board Member
Ferdinand Labung said that Pampanga is
100 percent rice sufficient.
Labung, chair of the committee on agriculture, disclosed that Pampanga is the third
in Central Luzon when it comes to rice production and 16th in the whole country.
RICE SUFFICIENT... pagE 9
AC village
chief dies, 63
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- A village chief
here succumbed to prostate cancer on
Tuesday.
Claro M. Recto Village Chief Valentino Lagman died around 5 a.m. on Tuesday at the Sacred Heart Medical Center
at the age of 63.
Lagman was diagnosed with stage 4
prostate cancer in May.
VILLAGE CHIEF... pagE 9
--Photos by Leo Villacarlos and Michael Cigaral
AFTERMATH. A resident of Barangay Ibaba in Samal, Bataan (inset) swims to buy
breakfast for his family who temporarily stays at an evacuation center here. More than
20,000 families in the whole province were displaced caused by massive flooding brought
by monsoon rains. Other photo shows cleanup efforts at the market place of Olongapo
City. --Photo by Michael CigaraL & Olongapo City Information Connection FB FANPAGE
Massacre victims
laid to rest today
6 persons held for questioning
By Marna Del Rosario & Rudy J. Abular
CAMP OLIVAS – The casino financing and fish trading businesses
of Nicolas Edejer, which involved
multi-million pesos in investment,
have caused the tragic death of his
entire household last Friday.
This was the assessment of police
investigators who are now validating
all the pieces of evidence gathered
for the early solution of the multiple
murder case.
Police have invited at least six
persons for questioning, including
Edejer’s family driver Mike Sula of
Barangay Sapang Maisac, Mexico,
Pampanga.
Senior Supt. Oscar Albayalde,
director of Pampanga Police Provincial Office, said a certain Jake and
four others, including friends and
relatives, who have business deals
with the victims were subjected for
questioning in connection with the
September 20, 2013 carnage.
Albayalde said the “Special Investigation Task Group Edejer” is still
on the process of collating evidences
EDEJER MASSACRE... pagE 9
Despite ongoing strike
HAU renews
workers’
health care
coverage
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- Despite the ongoing union strike, Holy Angel University
has renewed its health/hospitalization
insurance for all regular faculty members and employees, including their two
dependents.
The chosen insurance provider, Medocare Health Systems, Inc. provides every HAU regular faculty/employee plus
their dependents the amount of P110,000
for every illness per year, which means a
family of three can get a maximum coverage of P330,000 for one illness.
If they get hospitalized again for
another illness in the same year, they
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
DSWD extends relief to ‘habagat’ victims
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--The Depertment of Social Welfare and Development
field office here is continuously
extending relief assistance to
“habagat” victims in Central
Luzon.
DSWD regional director
Adelina S. Apostol said the
assistance supports the local
government units in the region
adversely affected by floods
and landslides due to continuous heavy rainfall spawned
by storm-enhanced monsoon
rains in the past two days.
As of Tuesday, Apostol said
the DSWD has provided some
P 375,000 worth of food and
non-food assistance to LGUs
in Bataan and Zambales affected by “habagat,” particularly those in hardest hit areas.
Data from the Regional
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council showed
that a total of P485,000 worth
of relief assistance has initially been provided to the “habagat” victims.
Of the assistance, P120,000
came from the Balanga City
government.
The DSWD’s augmentation
support, she said, includes
some P125,000 worth of goods
released to Balanga City, Bataan; P125,000 to Olongapo
City; and, P125,000 to Subic,
Zambales.
She said augmentation
(food and non-food) for other
affected areas will be released
to the affected LGUs but this
will depend on the road conditions, Apostol said.
RDRRMC report showed
that the severe flooding
CASE UPDATE. Gov. Lilia Pineda on Tuesday listens to the report
of Pampanga police director, Senior Supt. Oscar Albayalde, about last
week’s massacre of seven people at L and S Subdivision, City of San
Fernando. Pineda asked Albayalde to immediately solve the case. With
them is the governor’s chief of staff, Fritzie David-Dizon.
--Photo by Joey Pavia
Mexico police seize
Bicycle rider dead in collision
video karera machine
By Butch Gunio
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CAMP OLIVAS --A police
team almost went home empty
handed if not for a game machine they confiscated after a
raid against illegal gambling
in Mexico, Pampanga over the
weekend.
Police raiders failed to arrest the maintainer or owner
and bettors of a video karera
in Barangay San Patricio,
Mexico, Pampanga in an operation around 4:20 p.m. on
Saturday.
A police report, however,
said the video machine is being operated by a certain Ernesto Cordero of the same barangay where the machine is
being maintained.
The same report said
when Cordero and the bettors sensed the arrival of the
authorities in the area, they
immediately scampered to
different directions eluding
arrest.
Although the maintainer
was not arrested during
the raid Cordero will still
be charged in court for illegal gambling, police said. ●
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LIMAY, Bataan -- A man
died when a bus hit the bicycle
he was riding in this town on
Sunday night.
Police report said around
11 p.m., a Bataan Transit Bus
with plate number CXD 280
accidentally collided with the
bicycle of Francis Dela Cruz
along Roman Highway in Si-
tio Peas, Barangay Duale, this
town.
The victim, of legal age, a
resident of Peas, was rushed to
the Limay Health Center but
was declared dead on arrival.
Police identified the driver
of the bus as Renato Gerona,
a resident of Barangay Tabing
Bakod, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.
Gerona is now under the
custody of the Limay police. ●
NFA ups palay procurement in Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY -The National Food Authority
(NFA) provincial office here is
set to embark on a massive palay procurement activity as the
harvest for the main cropping
season begins.
NFA provincial manager
George Roca said they are
now facing a busy season as
the current harvest season is
under way with sporadic harvests of palay in about 16 to
18 municipalities out of the 27
towns and five cities of Nueva
Ecija starting this month.
“We are now in the midst
of preparations for the incoming main procurement season,
and the encouragement and
assistance from the government and NFA top manage-
ment plus the level of support
we have been getting from the
farmers and rice businessmen, respectively, and from
our stakeholders, we find no
reason to fail in reaching our
targets in this next paddy
procurement endeavor,” Roca
said.
He said they are targeting
the procurement of 800,000
bags of palay to beat the NFA’s
700,000 posted since 1978.
Roca said that through the
support of other local government units here and elsewhere
in the province, the NFA’s mobile paddy palay procurement
program has posted a record
haul equivalent to 358,600
bags of rice in the first quarter
of the year. ● (PNA)
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spawned due to continuous
heavy rains brought by Habagat affected the region’s four
provinces, namely Bataan,
Zambales, Pampanga and Bulacan, affecting some 6,787
families or 27,112 persons.
Out of the total population,
the RDRRMC said there are
1,448 families or 6,005 temporarily housed in various
evacuation centers. ● (PNA)
Drug store guard
stabbed dead
BY MICHAEL CIGARAL
DINALUPIHAN, BATAAN
-- A security guard of a leading
drug store chain branch in Barangay San Ramon of this town
was stabbed dead by an unidentified suspect on Sunday morning.
Dinalupihan Police report
said that at about 4 a.m. on September 22, the victim, identified
as Vener Randy Rabago of Glyde
Security Agency and assigned at
the Mercury Drug store branch
here, allegedly had a confrontation with the unidentified suspect.
Witnesses said that the suspect fled after stabbing the victim several times in different
parts of his body.
The victim was then rushed
to the Jose Payumo Memorial
District Hospital for medical attention but was declared dead on
arrival by the attending physician.
Police 0fficer 2 Gilcerio D.
Dizon Jr., the officer-on-case,
said they are still on further investigation about the motive behind the crime. ●
Exporters,
manufacturers
hold raffle draw
MARIVELES, Bataan --The
Export Processing Zone Chamber of Exporters and Manufacturing Incorporated (EPZCEM)
will hold raffle draw to fund its
community projects and other
endeavors.
First prize is a brand new 1.3
Base MT Toyota Vios.
Other prizes are 2nd prize,
Asus touch book; 3nd prize,
IPAD 2; and, 4th prize, Canon
Digital Camera.
Tickets are available at the
HR/Finance offices of EPZCEM
member-companies inside the
Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).
Tickets can also be bought at
EPZCEM office located at the 3rd
floor of FAB main building, this
town. Ticket costs P300 each.
The raffle draw will be held
this December in time for FAB
Fair 2013. Exact date will be announced later. ●
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
REGION 3
Order sought to halt
hospital fee increase
By Joey Pavia
HELPING THE UNFORTUNATE. Showbiz personality-turned-businessman Onemig Bondoc distributes goodies to his townmates in Mariveles who were displaced by massive flooding last Monday. In an exclusive interview with Headline Gitnang Luzon, Bondoc
already announced his intention to run as vice mayor of this town but still considers a post at the provincial board.
--Photo by Michael Cigaral
Capitol to form task force
on solid waste management
By Angelique Tuazon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The provincial government is bent on forming a
Solid Waste Management
Task Force as part of its effort to provide assistance for
local government units in
solving waste problems.
Thus, said Board Member Nestor Tolentino, chairman of the Committee on
Environment, as members
of municipal and city Solid
Waste Management Boards
(SWMBs) from different
towns were convened to discuss probable solutions to
the ballooning solid waste
dilemma of the province.
According to Tolentino,
the task force will determine the compliance of
the municipalities and cities to Republic Act 9003 or
the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000.
Members of the SWMBs
were also urged to develop
their own Solid Waste Management Plan suited for
their area while considering
their geographical location,
expected volume of solid
waste, and available waste
management facilities.
“After you formulate your
solid waste management
plan and establish a system
2013 best 4Ps family
in C. Luzon named
that works for you, we, from
the Capitol, will augment by
providing technical assistance and funding for your
other needs,” said Tolentino.
To date, the Capitol has
already provided financial
assistance to Porac Municipal Material Recovery Facility for the construction
of its multi-purpose covered area; bailing machine
for eight local government
units, namely, Porac, Lubao,
Guagua, Mexico, Sta. Ana,
Apalit, Magalang, and Mabalacat City; garbage push
carts for Guagua, Sta. Ana,
Mabalacat City, and Porac;
and waste bins for govern-
60 Bataan villages flooded
By Michael Cigaral
By Joelyn G. Baluyut
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The
Enriquez family from the City of Malolos in Bulacan is the winner in this
year’s Huwarang Pamilya ng Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Luzon (DSWD-CL).
They had bested the other 250,000
families in the region of the said competition.
DSWD Regional Director Adelina
Apostol said the Enriquez family, together with second and third-runnersup, Buenaventura family from Zambales
and Gerente Family from, Angeles City,
Pampanga, respectively, had religiously
complied with program conditions and
that they embody Filipino values worthy
of emulation.
“The families had served as inspirations to other families to follow and have
contributed to the success of the implementation of the 4Ps in Central Luzon,”
she explained.
In an interview, Narcissa Enriquez
BEST 4PS FAMILY...Page 9
ment offices within the Capitol compound and district
hospitals.
Aside from this, Tolentino will propose a resolution
requiring each municipality
and city to have a permanent employee assigned as
the point person for its solid
waste management program.
“The person in charge
of solid waste management per LGU should be
permanent to ensure the
continuity of implemented
programs. With this, we
can hopefully solve our solid
waste problems once and for
all,” Tolentino added. ●
DINALUPIHAN, BATAAN -Almost 60 villages in Bataan on
Monday went under one to over
eight-foot deep water after heavy
rains poured all over the province
Sunday night until Monday afternoon.
The Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Council said the affected villages were
from the towns of Dinalupihan,
Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay
and Orion and the City of Balanga.
Initial reports from the said
office stated that there were more
than 4,200 families with almost
20,000 individuals affected.
PDRRMC accounted 172 families evacuated to five evacuation
centers.
The MacArthur Highway
from Balanga City to the Layac
junction in Dinalupihan was no
longer passable to light vehicles
for almost 20 hours until Monday
night.
When the Gapan-Olongapo
Road in Layac was not passable
to all types of vehicles, several
dumptrucks from the provincial
government of Bataan transported
residents and commuters going
to Zambales, Olongapo areas and
vice versa.
Layac is the province’s main
artery to Olongapo City and Zambales and exit to Bataan, Pampanga and Metro Manila.
Gov. Albert Garcia has suspended classes in all levels, both
public and private, in 11 towns and
one city in the province on Monday
Governor Garcia also cancelled the work of capitol employees, except those involved in relief
and rescue operations.
On Tuesday, work at the Capitol and government offices resumed to normal operations while
classes in pre-elementary to high
school were suspended except in
Dinalupihan where Mayor Gila
Garcia still suspended classes in
all levels.●
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A Pampanga board member, who
exposed the exorbitant
increases of fees at the
regional
government
hospital of Central Luzon, on Tuesday disclosed that he will file
an injunction in court if
the hospital officials fail
to suspend the increased
fees.
Third District Board
Member Rosve Henson
said he filed a provincial
board resolution asking
the suspension of the
increases implemented
last June at the Jose B.
Lingad Regional Memorial Hospital (JBLRMH).
He cited as example
the fee for normal birth
that increased by more
than 100 percent, from
P3,000 to P7,000 , while
fees for caesarean section birth increased
from 7,000 to P19,000
per delivery.
“I hope they [will]
respect and follow the
resolution calling for
status quo of service fees
at JBLRMH. Otherwise,
we will go to court,” said
Henson, who joined
First District Board
Member
Crisostomo
Garbo in the committee
hearing on Friday attended by Yolanda Lee
Dee, JBLMRH chief of
hospital and other representatives.
Garbo is the chairman of the committee
on health.
Dee could not be
reached for comments
through her mobile
phone. Earlier, she cited
Executive Order 197 (series of 2000) which was
re-issued by the Aquino
government reminding
government
agencies
that they can increase its
fees “by not less than 20
percent.”
Henson said that
“there are many loopholes in the reasons cited by the people of Dee.”
Henson said the same
executive order had exempted health and education institutions from
applying it.
Senior Board Member Ferdinand Labung
said the JBLRMH had
failed to properly disseminate the information on the increases.
Labung said the regional hospital should
have published the increases on well-circulated newspapers.
The JBLRMH informed the public by
displaying the increases
in billboards at the hospital in Barangay Dolores here.
The JBLRMH said
it has to produce some
P123 million yearly for
the operations of the
hospital.
Garbo said that “we
understand the need for
JBLRMH to produce
funds but not at the expense of poor patients.”
Henson said that
JBLRMH officials and
Department of Health
(DOH) regional director
Dr. Leonita Gorgolon “will
sit down and talk it over.”
Henson said that the
fees at the JBLRMH
will be compared to the
other DOH-controlled
hospitals in Region 3. ●
Subic EnerZone donates
rooms to ‘Gapo school
by Butch Gunio
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- Subic EnerZone Corporation, a listed corporation in this Freeport, donated a two-room pre-school facility to the Gordon
Heights Elementary School (GHES) in Olongapo
City.
The donation was made in line with the corporate social responsibility program of EnerZone
and in corroboration with the Aklat, Gabay, Aruga
tungo sa Pag-angat at Pag-asa (AGAPP) Foundation, said EnerZone senior vice president and chief
operating officer Dante Pollescas.
AGAPP has committed to build classrooms and
libraries in public elementary schools located in depressed or disadvantaged communities, tapping
private companies and other foundations for support as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The third project in Olongapo, the “Silid Pangarap”-- as what all AGAPP buildings are called-comes packaged with chairs, reading and instructional learning materials, audio-visual equipment,
power and water supplies.
“This is purely an undertaking of private corporations committed to build classrooms and libraries
in public elementary schools to prepare the children
in kindergarten for school life and develop their
positive attitude towards schooling,” Pollescas said.
Among these corporations are the National
Book Store, which donated books; Uratex for chairs
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
EDITORIAL
Scot-free
Pampanga is thankful that despite
its proximity to Bataan and Zambales, the province has relatively
been safe from flood after the massive volume of water dumped by the
southwest monsoon induced by typhoon “Odette” early this week.
Right outside the boundary of Pampanga, Dinalupihan town of Bataan
already suffered from flood after the
almost 12 hours of rain from Sunday
night up to Monday morning. Much
worst was the devastation wrought
by the rains towards the west, where
Olongapo and Subic experienced
the worst flooding for decades.
Early at the onset of the rainy days,
several Pampanga towns have been
inundated due to the breaching of
the tail dike in Minalin town. The
floodwater, however, receded in just
a few days.
Provincial officials have been ecstatic because Pampanga was
spared from the devastation that hit
its neighboring provinces.
***
Still roaming scot-free, too, are the
criminals who stormed into a home
of a fish dealer in Pampanga and
killed in cold blood seven persons in
what appeared to be a robbery attempt last Friday.
Relatives and friends are crying for
justice and are calling for the speedy
resolution of the case.
While there had been six persons
invited for questioning, the police
have yet to identify the actual persons responsible for the killing.
This incident is pretty much like a
calamity that hit Pampanga right in
its very heart and only the arrest of
the suspects and their eventual incarceration could appease our sorrows for the poor souls that perished
in that fateful day.
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W
hen a great team loses through
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intricate explanations to explain away
defeat.
– Pat Riley
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values, the secret that you know and
no one else does, the truth–don’t let that
get swallowed up by the great chewing
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exists only in retrospective: it has to
be shattered before being ascertained.
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Paano na ang “kinabukasan”? Naisip ko nilang ibigay sa mga miyembro ng
ba ang “kinabukasan” bago ko pinag- HAUTEU para na rin sa kapakanan ng
pasyahang lumahok sa isang digmaan? kanilang mga mag-aaral, upang hindi
Ilan lamang ang mga praktikal na na umabot pa ang labang ito sa hindi
katanungan na hindi parating naisasa- magandang pamamaraan ng pagkamit
alang-alang ng mga taong nagpapasy- ng mga mithiin ng kapwa partido.
Kung ako naman sa mga mag-aaral
ang lumahok sa iba’t ibang digmaan sa
buhay. Kadalasan ay nakalilimutan ang at mga magulang, gagawa na rin kami
mga katanungang ito sa panahon ng ng sarili naming “strike”! Ito ay isang
pakikidigma, dahil na rin sa iba’t ibang “strike” ng pagkondena sa dalawang pubagay na mas pinili nating mangiba- wersang kinalimutan na ang kanilang
baw kaysa sa mga praktikal na tanong mga karapatan bilang mga kliyente
na ito. Mahirap nga sigurong maging nilang dapat na makuha at masulit ng
praktikal sa mga panahong binubulag husto ang kanilang produktong binatayo at nilalason ang ating mga positi- yaran ng mahal, na galing sa dugo at
bong disposisyon at mga isipan ng mga pawis ang perang ibinayad nila para sa
prinsipyo, paniniwala, panibugho ng isang de-kalidad na edukasyon, na siya
namang dapat na ibigay ng dalawang
damdamin.
‘Yong kaibigan na naisulat ko sa ar- puwersang ayaw matinag sa labang ito.
Kung tatanungin ninyo ako kung
tikulo kong ito na walong taon ng nagtuturo sa HAU at valedictorian namin kanino ako mas kampi sa digmaan ng
noong high school ay tinanggal na sa dalawang puwersang ito? Isa lang ang
trabaho niya. Siya daw yata ang naging isasagot ko: WALA! Kampi ako sa mga
“sampol” na “sapol” ng HAU Manage- “unwilling victims” (na sa tingin ko ay
ment sa mga kagaya niyang mga guro at mga “willing victims” na ngayon dahil
mga empleyado ng HAU na nais pa ring na rin sa katotohanang pinayagan din
ipagpatuloy ang laban nila. Tatlo ang nilang huwag umaksiyon at kumilos
anak ng kaibigan kong ito. Pitong taong mula sa hanay nila, kahit pa isang bugulang pa lamang marahil ang pan- wan na silang binibiktima ng isang “digganay niya. May trabaho naman ang maang” pera nila ang pinag-ugatan).
asawa niya ngunit hindi ganoon kalaki
towards the light... Page 9
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Forbidden
I
t is said that it is forbidden for us
nowadays to get sick. Due to the
price, in its literal connotation,
of getting sick that is high, we cannot allow ourselves to be ill. From
hospitalization to medication, getting sick requires some money for
the cure.
***
Last week, the Pampanga Provincial Board has
passed a resolution that
calls for the suspension of
the implementation of exorbitant fees that are rather more sickening to patients of the Jose B. Lingad
Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH), a government hospital located in
the heart of the City of San
Fernando.
***
The Provincial Board
has likewise called on for
the determination whether the said hospital violated any law in increasing
its fees that adds burden
to its hapless patients who
would feel more sickly
should they see the bill
they incurred while on
treatment.
ment hospitals in the region. The
committee’s chair, Board Member
Crisostomo Garbo, has vowed to
dig deeper on this report saying
that medical services rendered by
a government hospital need not be
expensive.
***
According to the initial findings,
the fees charged by the
hospital have doubled.
This was confirmed by
Dr. Nicolo Ganac, along
with other executives
of JBLMRH, while
justifying the new set
of hospital rates and
charges to cover the
operational expenses
of their hospital. How
come the public were
not informed about the
tomas m. garcia
increase? This should
have not been discovered if not for the keen
eye of the Provincial
Board in finding out
the increase in the fees.
iWrite
“While it is said
that it is forbidden to get sick,
imposing burdensome fees is
likewise forbidden according to
our local legislators”
***
The Department of
Health-Center for Health and Development 3 (DOH-CHD3), meanwhile, also created a task force to
review the billing system and the
reported “exorbitant rates” at the
said hospital. It’s time that the said
government agency steps in to know
what’s in store for marginalized patients who must satisfy themselves
with the hospital care that is said to
be onerous to them.
***
In an en banc hearing at the Pampanga Capitol, the Board’s Committee on Health found out that the
JBLRMH had the highest rates for
medical services among govern-
***
Ganac said that the
JBLMRH is spending
at least P165 million
for its operational expenses while only getting P42 million from
the National Government, particularly the
Department of Health. He went
further saying that the basis for
the new rates and charges is in line
with the provisions of Republic Act
10352, Republic Act 325 and Executive Order 197 series of 2000.
***
Came to the rescue of patients of
the JBLMRH were the Pampanga
provincial board members who said
that the operational cost of the government medical facility should not
be passed-on to those who are sick
and availing the services of the hospital.
***
Garbo clarified that the increase
in the fees of the hospital was the
result of the abuse of hospital officials who violated some rules in the
increase in hospital rates such as
the requirement on the publication
of the rates increase in newspapers
of general circulation so the public
may know. The non-publication of
the increase in hospital fees was admitted by Ganac.
***
Board Member Rosve Henson, for
his part, has proposed a resolution
that calls for the suspension of the
increase. It was immediately approved. Board Member Nestor Tolentino, meanwhile, asked the hospital’s management to increase, on
the other hand, the discounts given
to indigent patients.
***
Most of the patients of the
JBLMRH are indigents. They could
go to private hospitals for medical treatment if only they have the
means to do so. They could choose
instead the services of private professional medical practitioners if
they have lots of money to pay private doctors.
***
Patients of the JBLMRH could
have continuously suffered from
exorbitant fees that the hospital
is imposing if not for the watchful
eyes of our local lawmakers who
are evidently protecting not only
the sick and poor Kapampangans
but any other persons who are left
with no other recourse except to
seek the services of the said medical
institution. While it is said that it is
forbidden to get sick, imposing burdensome fees is likewise forbidden
according to our local legislators.
Continue the vigilance over these
fees.
***
For other opinions, comments,
suggestions or adverse reactions,
you may reach iWrite at 09195107665. ●
“H
Payo ni Nanay Baby
uwag umasa sa Internal Revenue Allotment
(IRA) lamang.” Ito ang payo ni Gobernadora
Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda sa mga alkalde ng
Lalawigan ng Pampanga.
“Be resourceful,” wika niya.
Sa totoo lang, ang mga bayan at lungsod ngayon ay halos
umaasa na lang sa IRA, at halos kakarampot lamang ang
napapagkuhanan nila ng buwis sa kanilang nasasakupan.
Marahil, pulitika ang dahilan kung bakit iniiwasan ng
mga halal ng bayan--alkalde, bise alkalde at kagawad ng
mga sanggunian--ang magtaas
ng singilin sa real property taxes,
permits and licenses.
Siyempre, marami ang aalma
at magagalit. May pagtutuos pagdating ng araw ng halalan. Iyon
ang kaba ng maraming halal ng
bayan.
***
Hindi gayon si Mayor Ed Pamintuan ng Lungsod Angeles.
Naglatag siya ng mga bagong
alituntunin sa pagtataas ng mga
singilin, sa real property taxes,
licenses and permits. Ito’y pinaboran ng mga kagawad ng iba’t
ibang departamento ng lungsod
kagaya ng tesorero (treasurer) at
ng kaniyang mga city planner.
Hinimok niya ang mga negosyante at mga kagawad ng Sangguniang Panglungsod na nagkatipon kamakailan lamang sa
bulwagan ng Lewis Grand Hotel
na suportahan siya sa panukalang itaas ang mga bayarin ng
mamamayan.
toda max
Max Sangil
“Halos malaki pa
ang kita ng San
Fernando kaysa
Angeles, samantalang primera
klase at chartered
city ang huli
kumpara sa una
na isang component city lamang
ng lalawigan.”
***
“Ito naman ay sa ikakabuti ng
lungsod,” ayon kay Mayor Pamintuan.
“Kailangang paigtingin pa ang
delivery ng [basic services],”
dagdag pa niya.
Inilarawan ni Pamintuan na napapag-iwanan ang lungsod sa kapuwa niya siyudad, halimbawa ng Lungsod San
Fernando. Halos malaki pa ang kita ng San Fernando kaysa Angeles, samantalang primera klase at chartered city
ang huli kumpara sa una na isang component city lamang
ng lalawigan.
***
Sa ganang akin, ang lahat ng mga halal ng bayan ay
puwedeng magtaas ng bayarin sa mga buwis at papayag
ang mga mamamayan kung nakikita nila na may maayos
na pagbabago sa pamamahala, at nakikita nila na ang
perang binabayaran nila at pumupunta sa kaban ng bayan ay napupunta sa mga sukat pagka-gastusan, at hindi
nalulustay sa kung saan lamang.
toda max... Page 9
Tamang panonood ng telebisyon sa kabataan
A
ng panonood ng telebisyon ay isang karaniwang
aktibidad na maaring magbigay ng impluwensiya
sa mga kabataan. Maraming mga magulang ang hinahayaang manood ng telebisyon ang kanilang mga anak
dahil sa maraming kadahilanan.
May mga bata na umaabot sa tatlo hanggang apat na oras
sa kakapanood ng TV
kada araw. Kung susumahin ito hanggang
sa kanilang high school
graduation, lilitaw na
mas marami pang oras
ang ginugol sa panonood kasya sa pag-aaral
sa silid-aralan.
Sa kabila nito, marami pa rin sa mga
magulang ng makabagong panahon ang
pumapayag na manood ang mga anak ng TV, lalo na ang
mga working parent sa pag-aakalang maari itong maging
substitute babysitter. Oo nga naman, kung busy kasi si
baby sa TV, maraming trabaho ang matatapos ni mommy.
Kung ang dahilan ng magulang ay upang hindi mainip
si baby, baka hindi nila nalalaman na ang pagkainip ang
magbubukas sa kaisipan ng bata upang maging malikhain,
at maging independente.
Maari kasing harangin ng TV-watching ang natural na
proseso ng pagiging creative ng isang bata. Kung maiistorbo ito, maaring magresulta sa pagiging dependent sa
“Dagdag pa rito, ang
mga batang madalas na
nanonood sa telebisyon
ay mas malaki ang tsansa
na maging overweight o
obese, problemado sa pagtulog, at mas mababa ang
grades sa eskwelahan. ”
telebisyon at posibleng umuwi sa addiction sa panonood.
Base sa pag-aaral, ang unang dalawang taon simula ng
pagsilang ay kritikal para sa development ng ating utak.
Imbes na natural na matuto ang anak sa paglalaro, pag-interact sa magulang at iba pang social development, maaaring mag-iba o maistorbo ang proseso dahil sa TV at iba
pang electronic media.
Sa mga oras na inuubos dahil lamang sa panonood ng TV, tinatanggal ang mas mahahalagang gawain
katulad ng pagbabasa ng libro, mga
gawaing bahay, pag-ehersisyo at
oras sa pamilya.
Dagdag pa rito, ang mga batang
madalas na nanonood sa telebisyon
children’s
ay mas malaki ang tsansa na maghealth
ing overweight o obese, problemado
Michelle M.
Pelayo, M.D.
sa pagtulog, at mas mababa ang
grades sa eskwelahan.
Hindi naman maitatanggi na
marami ring magagandang makukuha sa panonood ng
telebisyon lalo na kung ito ay kontrolado o in moderation.
Ang mga interactive video games, tablets, at internet, kagaya ng TV ay maganda ring paraan ng edukasyon sa mga
bata. Ngunit ang sobra sa panonood ay mayroong masamang epekto.
Narito ang mga paraan upang maiwasan ang negatibong
epekto ng sobrang panonood ng TV:
• Limitahan ang oras ng panonood sa telebisyon. Maaring
tanggalin ang TV sa kwarto ng mga bata. Huwag hayaang
nakasindi ang TV kapag kumakain sa hapag-kainan. Huwag hayaang manood ang bata habang gumagawa ng assignment o homework. Gawing isang pribilehiyo ang panonood ng telebisyon.
• Maging magandang halimbawa bilang mga magulang.
Kontrolin din ang sarili sa sobrang panonood ng telebisyon.
• Subukang manood ng TV tuwing weekends lamang.
Marami tayong magagawa na mas importanteng aktibidad
kung tuwing Sabado at Linggo lamang ang panonood ng
TV. Pwedeng pagtuonan ng pansin ang sports activities,
mga trabahong kailangang tapusin, paglalaro, at marami
pang iba.
• Sundin ang payo ng MTRCB. Gumawa ang Movie and
Television Review and Classification Board ng mga agegroup rating tools para sa mga programa sa telebisyon na
laging pinapalabas pagkatapos ng patalastas.
• Mag-preview ng pelikula kung manonood ng DVD/
VCD. Siguraduhin na ang papanoorin ay naangkop sa mga
bata.
• Manood kasama ang anak. Kung hindi maiwasang iwanan ang bata sa kahabaan ng programa, mahalaga na binabalik-balikan ito upang malaman ang tono at angkop ng
pinapanood na programa. Makipag-usap sa bata habang
nanonood upang maipaliwanag sa kanya ang pinapanood.
Kung may eksena na sa tingin ninyo ay hindi nababagay na
mapanood, pwedeng ilipat ang channel o switch off ang TV
at explain sa bata nang mabuti kung bakit hindi pwedeng
panoorin ang eksena.
Malaki ang parte ng magulang sa pagbibigay gabay sa
children’s health... Page 9
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
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Offspring
18. Maze options Riddick
52.
Split
to
bond
MTRCB Rating: R-13
22. Ugandan tyrant Idi ___
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30
53.
Diminishes
in intensity
24. 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4, PM
e.g.| 9:00 PM
25. Safe place
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3
We’re The Millers
MTRCB Rating: R-16
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 1
Bamboo Flowers
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
Riddick
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM |
6:30 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 2
Ang Tag-araw Ni Twinkle
(Twinkle’s Summer)
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
9:00 PM
SM CLARK | D- Cinema
We’re The Millers
MTRCB Rating: R-16
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:45
PM | 9:00 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 3
Ano Ang Kulay Ng Mga
Nakalimutang Pangarap?
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
7:00 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
Insidious: Chapter 2
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
1:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:00
PM | 11:20 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3
About Time
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
4:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 5
Evidence
MTRCB Rating: R-13
10:35 AM | 12:40 PM | 2:45 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 4
Insidious: Chapter 2
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM
| 6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 5
Momzillas
MTRCB Rating: GP
4:50 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 5
Momzillas
MTRCB Rating: GP
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35
PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 6
About Time
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 6
Evidence
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:40
PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |IMAX
Riddick
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:45 PM
| 7:15 PM | 9:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 1
Momzillas
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:45 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 5
Rush
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:15 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 2
Riddick
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM |
7:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 6
Insidious: Chapter 2
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:20 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 3
About Time
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM
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Rush
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:15 PM | 2:50 PM
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We’re The Millers
MTRCB Rating: R-16
12:00 PM | 2:20 PM | 4:40 PM |
7:00 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 1
Riddick
MTRCB Rating: R-13
5:20 PM | 7:50 PM
HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)
You have a great desire and drive to be thorough and responsible down to the smallest details.
Improved powers of concentration insure that you will get a lot accomplished today. You always
know what is essential and what is not. You love the routine. You tend neither to spend much time
in procrastinating about the future nor reminiscing about the past. You like to be in the moment of
the day. Obtaining and exchanging information takes on more significance for you. Being more
involved with neighbors or siblings satisfies a deep emotional need to be needed and included.
You enjoy helping others and in being privileged to know their heart. This evening may find you
visiting and exchanging ideas with loved ones.
ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)
A drive to question situations may find you working through some strong internal changes. Push
too hard and you could be too dominating, even oppressive, to yourself and others. When it comes
to business and career, you have a mind that just cannot help but take care of business. This is
where most of your energies and concerns will be this day. Your thoughts and ideas are nothing if
not practical and your clear-sightedness makes some form of management or supervision almost
unavoidable. You love large-scale organization and your career or business will always be close
to your heart. Your sense of discrimination, when it comes to practical issues, is excellent and you
value clearheaded thinking in others. Romance is possible tonight.
CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)
You may be busy doing extra preparation in connection with your job. Try not to become involved
in the frivolous conversations that tend to happen in a small office. You have a lot to offer a new
company, especially if they allow you free rein to submit your creative suggestions. This is a good
time to buckle down and concentrate on your career. Your organizational abilities and sense of
responsibility will be what guides you and proves successful--as well as your fine talent. Your
career could assume a much more determined and firm direction. This is a time of getting your
name known. You will find others appreciate your hard work. You can expect a little boost now,
some sort of extra support or recognition from those around you.
SM CLARK | Cinema 1
Momzillas
MTRCB Rating: GP
10:35 AM | 12:50 PM | 3:05 PM |
5:20 PM | 7:35 PM
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MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 1
Insidious: Chapter 2
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:50 AM | 2:15 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:05 PM |
9:30 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2
Riddick
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:55 AM | 2:25 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2
We’re The Millers
MTRCB Rating: R-16
4:50 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:30 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 3
About Time
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
1:15 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:15 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 4
Momzillas
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:15 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:00 PM
| 9:15 PM
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
You could be seen by others as just the person to be put in charge of some project requiring a
conservative mind--a day for thinking. You enjoy conversations about philosophy or even a little
religion. If you pay attention, you may find ways that these discussions move into a new understanding for everyone. Lasting ethics will guide you now, opening up avenues that have remained
blocked. Generally, this is a fruitful period for real-estate investments. You may feel like talking a
bit more than usual, exploring new ideas or getting happily lost in a conversation. Perhaps a short
trip or a special phone call is in order. Family, home and the other roots in your life give you a sense
of mission. Conversations with loved ones are positive.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
Today may be the day you make a big change of some sort. You or a partner has made preliminary
preparations so you should have an easy adjustment. You are fortunate to have plenty of help if
you need help. You prosper through new insights, inventions and an independent point of view--do
not push. In most cases, you will find it easy to take charge and show off your enterprising nature.
You have plans to increase a business situation and this afternoon would be a good time to present your plans or your ideas. Clarify your ideas on paper first. You could feel great support from
those around you. You draw emotional sustenance from friends this evening. A social engagement
will create many friendly smiles.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
The workflow for today is fast moving and easily accomplished. You find success through your
ability to follow through on important instructions and put together packages of information. You
could work with or as a photographer or artist. At the very least, you could enjoy some form of art
as a hobby. Off work early this afternoon the contents of a store window may catch your eye. This
is a time when you may be concentrating on decorating a room or furnishing a new home or apartment. If you remain as careful as usual, you will do well in your choice of purchases. This evening
is a good time to enjoy the company of a loved one, read a romantic book or take in a movie. This
is also a happy day for relationships and matters of the heart.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
A puzzle appears today and you spare no time in getting down to finding the answer. Others
will be amazed at how well you uncover or find the solution to an old problem. With research to
support your theories, you will be able to help make some much needed changes. You feel things
passionately and you don’t mind letting authorities or publishers know what you think. You can
be quite loyal, if sometimes possessive, so you will need to be careful and attentive or aware to
those areas of your life. You have a sense for power, wealth and passion and will have no problem
reaching certain goals. If you support a family with children, this evening would be a good time to
help them learn about goals and create opportunities to encourage them.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
You look for ways to advance your job status. A supervisor may give you suggestions as well. This
is a perfect time for new ideas--breakthroughs in thinking--a novel approach. Law, politics, education, travel or religion, among other things, may take part in this search for advancement. Lectures
and self-help literature seem to attract your attention. You enjoy working with your mind and your
sharp perceptions make finding new solutions easy. You bring an unexpected twist to whatever
you set your mind to accomplish. You are able to teach or help others to be more original when it
comes to the words or thoughts they use. Your laser-like mind makes conversations fast-paced
and illuminating. You share hugs tonight.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
You are a born leader, so others find it easy to use your instructions and follow your example.
You enjoy helping others solve their personal or technical problems. This is a very lucky day for
making plans or decisions and finding your way through just about any problem you may discover.
You feel successful and able to handle difficult situations. Perhaps some family member or friend
has a new computer; you are helping him or her learn the particulars. Perhaps you are putting in
a sprinkler system yourself and someone will be helping you. You are quick on the learning curve
and whether you are teaching or taking on a new skill, you are having fun and turning the day into
a successful one for everyone involved. You may get lucky in money.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
You meet with new moneymaking ideas this morning and may spend the majority of the day
creating the avenue with which you will proceed. All of this may be a very good idea but you will
be able to make a better decision if you could find a person that took the big moneymaking step
that you might want to take. You will either be encouraged or have the opportunity to do a bit more
research. It’s as if ambition and authority are answers in themselves, rather than only a means to
an ideal objective. Bide your time. Secrets, conspiracies and the hidden links that unite all things
take on less importance in your life now. You have learned the importance of putting the negative
situations of the past. Help others to think in positive, healing ways.
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TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
You will be pleased with what you accomplish today. In difficult situations you perform very well.
You know just what to do and can act without haste. You are asked to make use of your natural
talents. This may mean you have a special way with clients, customers or patients. You may not
have realized that anyone noticed your special ways of dealing with people. There are future opportunities for you to grow in this company if you want. There are also options for you to grow within
your own scope of expertise by going into business for yourself. All of this can be something you
take a little time to think about and do a bit of research before making any decision--it is something
about which you might contemplate.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
You are at your most practical when it comes to negotiations. There are opportunities for negotiating
and getting your way in most activities today. Whether you feel guilty or grateful, you rush around getting all sorts of chores accomplished, as you know the person you will be with for the rest of the day
would be most enjoyable if in a good mood. You are called on to make use of your common sense
before the day is over. There is a need to be respected and it may be an emotionally charged issue in
your life at this time. There is much enthusiasm for whatever you want to enjoy or accomplish today. Surprises this evening will keep everyone happy. Romance is private, intimate and rewarding this evening.
SHOWBIZ 7
Marian Rivera kulang
sa box-office power
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
N
ai-ai delas alas
& marian rivera
Ai Ai Delas Alas naghahanap
na naman ng ‘big bird’
N
aaliw kami kay Ai Ai delas Alas sa presscon ng
Kung Fu Divas, hindi lamang dahil sa nagpa-raffle siya
sa press kundi dahil sa pagsasabing “big bird” ang leading man
sa pelikula na si Edward Mendez.
Biniro tuloy si Ai Ai at nagtawanan dahil may nagsabi sa
kanya na parang ang tagal-tagal
nang hindi siya nakakatikim ng
malaking bird. Guwapo, matangkad pa naman si Edward.
“Ayaw kong pumatol sa bata.
Nadala na ako, no? Ha!ha!ha!
Sinasabi ko sa sarili ko, Martina,
wala kang kadala-dala. Madala
man lang,” reaksyon niya.
Bakit ‘yun lang ang napansin
niya kay Edward sa dami nang
mapapansin?
“Hindi ako lang, kami parati
(Marian Rivera),” sabay tawanan.
“Siyempre, kaya ako nagsasabi
kasi may boyfriend siya. Pero pag
nag-uusap kami sa shooting lalo
pag paumaga na, ‘Ano ba naman
‘yung ‘ano’ ni Edward…actually
kasi nakaka-distract . (Sumingit
si Nova Villa na napapansin din
niya). Lahat kami nakakapansin,
so, totoo na blessed na blessed
siya. Hindi ako nagsisinungaling. Halimbawa may eksena
kami nasa ilalim niya, ang point
of view mo, makikita mo, di ba?
Siyempre, magtitinginan kami
ni Marian..’Neng, nakakaloka
si bakla, kita mo na.’ Sasabihin
niya, ‘wag na nating pansinin
pero hindi kapansin-pansin talaga. Totoo, nagrereklamo kami
kay Direk (Onat), na sabihin naman na ayusin ni Edward ‘yung
ano niya, kung hindi, kami ang
mag-aayos.
Ha!ha!ha! Tsika! Baklangbakla kaya ako nahihiwalay, e,”
tumatawa at nagbibiro pang kuwento ni Ai Ai.
Curious tuloy ang mga bading
na mapanood ang “Kung fu Divas” dahil sa rebelasyon ni Ai Ai.
Kasama sa Kung Fu Divas
sina Roderick Paulate, Bianca
Manalo, Precious Lara Quigaman, Nova Villa at Gloria Diaz.
Showing na ito sa October 2.
Ang naturang pelikula ay
prodyus din ni Direk Onat Diaz
katuwang sina Ai Ai delas Alas at
Marian Rivera.
Isa sa advantage ng pagiging
producer at aktres nila sa pelikula, bawal daw ang tatamad-ta-
mad. Sey ni Ai Ai kahit masama
ang pakiramdam kailangang
tapusin ang shooting dahil malaking pera ang nagagastos sa
isang araw at nawawala pag babagal-bagal sa shooting. ●
A T A W A
kami
sa
sinabi ni Ai
Ai Delas Alas noong
press conference nila
ng Kung Fu Divas.
Sabi niya, pinayuhan
daw niya si Marian
Rivera na gumawa ng
pelikulang kasama
si John Lloyd Cruz o
kaya si Coco Martin,
kasi tiyak na magiging malaking hit iyon,
at sososyo raw siya
sa producers niyon
kung sakali, kasi nga
alam niyang kikita.
Palagay
namin,
very valid nga ang
suggestion na iyon ni
Ai Ai, kailangan nga
siguro ni Marian na
makasama naman
ang mga siguradong
box office stars, lalo
na nga si John Lloyd
na lahat yata ng mga
pelikulang ginagawa ay tumatabo sa
takilya. Iyan kasing
si Marian, kahit na
nga sinasabi ng kanyang home network
na prime time queen
siya sa kanila, isang
katotohanan na mahina siya pagdating
sa pelikula. Iba kasi
ang audience talaga
ng TV at pelikula.
Iyong mga nanonood dang diskarte naman
ng pelikula ay kailan- iyang makasama siya
ni Ai Ai.
gang magbayad.
Hindi rin naman
Iyang Kung Fu
Divas na iyan, tiyak siguro siya kayang
kikita iyan dahil kay angatin ng isang peliAi Ai. Isa pa rin na- kulang ang partner
man iyang si Ai Ai niya ay ang syota
na ang lahat ng gaw- niyang si Dingdong
Dantes,
ing pelikula
d a h i l
ay kumikita,
at saka siya Central Buzz i y o n g
huling
ay galing sa
pelikula
isang napak- Noel Montes
niyon,
alaking
hit
nilamok
na pelikula,
kami sa
na sumira sa
loob
ng
mga box office
sine. Narecords. Si Ai
glakasAi nga yata
loob
ba
ang katapat
namang
ni John Lloyd
s u m a b ay
sa
takilya.
kay
SuSi
Marian, masakit man perman eh, ‘di binugsigurong
aminin bog nang husto ang
pero flop ang kan- pelikula niya.
Kaya tama si Ai Ai,
yang huling pelikula.
Hindi naman na-pull ang dapat na makatout pero napakahina. ambal niya ay sina
Siguro isa nga iyon John Lloyd o kaya
sa mga dahilan kung si Coco para umanbakit siya pinayagan gat nang kaunti pa
ng Regal at ng GMA ang kanyang career.
na gawin iyang Kung Kaso, papayag ba naFu Divas eh, kasi man ang ABS-CBN
kailangan
niyang na ang kanilang stars
makagawa ng isang ay magamit sa paghit movie na hindi angat ng isang arnila nagagawa para tistang hindi naman
sa kanya. Magan- kanila? ●
Kapampangan model
di nagpakabog sa
mga hunk celebrities
P
uno ang World Trade Center dahil sa Cosmo Bachelor Bash kung saan rumampa ang
hottest hunks na napili ng Cosmopolitan
magazine. Sumugod ang mga girls at beki sa yearly event na ito.
Rumampa sina Alden Richards at Tom Rodriguez na cover ng Cosmo Men at si Dennis Trillo na
ilang linggo ring nag-diet at nag-workout. Isang
manipis ang kanyang isinuot sa pagrampa.
Grabe kung mag-workout si Dennis dahil kahit
puyat sa taping ng My Husband’s Lover, go pa rin
siya sa gym at ayaw mapahiya sa mga manonood.
Ang workout at recording ng album nila ni Tom
Rodriguez under GMA Films ang lalong nagpabusy sa kanya. Sa October 12 ang target release ng
TomDen album na MHL: One More Try Concert
din, kaya double event ito sa TomDen fans.
Pinost ni Dennis sa Instagram ang recording
niya ng Stay at It’s Over Now na solo niya sa album
at ang part niya sa duet nila ni Tom ng One More
Try. Maganda kung kakantahin nila sa concert
ang songs nila sa album para promo na rin.
By the way, ang kababayan namin sa Pampanga
na si Marneil Anthony Lim ay nagpasilip din sa
Cosmo Bash. Talaga namang class A model ang
dating ni Marneil na di talaga nagpakabog sa mga
celebrities na kasabay niya.
Bet namin si Marneil for stardom na tiyak na tiyak, isang
araw gugulantangin niya tayo sa kanyang presence sa mainstream. ●
8 BUSINESS
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Arayat park eyed as new world-class tourist spot
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- Officials of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here yesterday
confirmed the rehabilitation of
Mt. Arayat National Park into a
new world-class eco-tourist destination in Central Luzon.
In a statement, Maximo Dichoso, executive director of DENR
Region 3, said the 10-hectare San
Juan Baño recreational facility at
the foot of the fabled Mt. Arayat
National Park will undergo major
renovation and rehabilitation under a public-private sector part-
nership scheme proposed by the
local government unit of Arayat
town.
“Developing Mt. Arayat into a
major ecotourism area will not
only provide additional livelihood to the host communities
but will also help to advocate the
need for greater public participation in the protection and conservation of Mt. Arayat as Central
Luzon’s natural legacy and important landmark,” he explained.
Dichoso said the DENR is now
finalizing a Co-management
Agreement with Arayat Mayor
Emmanuel Alejandrino that will
allow the local government to
take over the development and
rehabilitation of the park’s resort
area through public offering to
prospective tourism developers
and operators in a public bidding.
The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) chaired by
the DENR unanimously approved
a resolution that will allow the local government of Arayat to formally takeover the operations of
the San Juan Baño resort.
The recreational area will undergo a long-term development,
taking into consideration the biophysical and ecological requirements of the park, beginning
with a reforestation program.
Proposed major tourism facilities to rise in the park would include a world-class hotel, lodges,
spa, swimming pools, sports facilities, and restaurants.
Earlier, the DENR and the local government of Arayat agreed
in to turn over the operations of
the San Juan Baño recreational area to the Department of
Tourism-Philippine Tourism Authority (DOT-PTA) to boost the
tourism potential of the park pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 7690 declaring the Arayat
National Park as a tourist spot.
The Mt. Arayat National Park
was declared a protected area un-
der Proclamation No. 203 with a
total area of 3,715 hectares, 10
hectares of which had been set
aside for development as a recreational facility where the San
Juan Baño resort now sits.
DENR studies showed that the
fabled Mt. Arayat is home to 49 species of trees and plants; 86 species
of wild birds; 14 species of mammals; and, 11 species of reptiles.
Under the NIPAS Law, anyone
who is found hunting or destroying plants or animals or products
from a protected area, among
other things, will face an imprisonment of up to six years or fine
of up to P500,000. ●
PSAU wins regional
environmental tilt
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
MABALACAT CITY -- A recently
converted state university in Pampanga
has won a regional environmental contest and is now set to represent Central
Luzon to a national competition.
Pampanga Agricultural State University (PSAU), formerly known as
Pampanga Agricultural College, won
the 2013 Search for Sustainable and
Eco-friendly Schools (SSES).
After winning the regional category,
PSAU will now represent Central Luzon as a national finalist in the tertiary
category.
Aside from winning the major
award as the region’s most sustainable
and eco-friendly tertiary school, PSAU
also bagged two special awards including the Nestlé Water Leadership Award
and the MERALCO Energy Leadership
Award.
Their recent win made PSAU a regional grand slam winner in the category of tertiary schools. The university
is expected to receive certificates of
recognition and cash prizes for each of
the three awards.
The SSES was launched in 2009 and
is held every two years since then. The
program is in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR), thru the EMB, the
Department of Education (DepED),
Commission on Higher Education
(CHED), with SMART Communica-
NEW HOUSING SITE. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigting
lead the groundbreaking and time capsule-laying rites of
the soon to rise Angeles Heights Resettlement project
located in Barangay Sapalibutad. Joining them in this
photo are: City Councilors Amos Rivera and Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno, JC Pamintuan and Jojo Dimapilis,
and several village officials. (AC-CIO)
New resettlement
project soon to rise
in Angeles City
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting led the groundbreaking rites yesterday
of a new resettlement project that will house
over 500 informal settlers and displaced
families from 13 barangays in the city.
The project, which is funded by the National Housing Authority (NHA), will benefit families who are victims of the calamity
brought forth by the numerous typhoons
and heavy rainfall that hit the country over
the past few months.
According to Pamintuan, the rise of this
resettlement is an indication of things to
come for the city.
“In 30 years time, Angeles will become a
major migration zone for residents of Central Luzon. We owe that to our geographical
advantage, and of course, the boom of businesses in the city. The resettlement project
is a step towards the right direction for providing proper, socialized housing for our
constituents which will eventually allow us
to accommodate more people in the future,”
Pamintuan said.
Pamintuan added that more people will
mean more taxes for the city, which will
then fuel the local government to do more
in terms of improving healthcare, education
and peace and order in Angeles.
For her part, Vice Mayor Vega-Cabigting
emphasized how the beneficiaries should
consider themselves very fortunate to be the
new residents of Angeles Heights.
“We are very fortunate here in Angeles
that the National Housing Authority has
chosen us as one of their venues for their resettlement projects. I just hope that the residents would be responsible enough to take
care of these houses and not to sell them,
which has been a common practice of other
residents living in resettlements in different
parts of the country,” Cabigting said.
Cabigting also shared the optimism of
the mayor in looking to the future and providing proper and affordable housing to the
Angeleños.
During his speech, former Local Urban
PSAU WINS... Page 9
State university holds free
civil service exam review
by Butch Gunio
Poor and Housing officer and now Councilor Amos Rivera explained how the families
would further benefit from this project with
the system they have set up.
“In this 3.24-hectare area, we will see
the rise of 507 units with 40 square meters
average lot size each – all of which are loftable. Additionally, beneficiaries will only be
required to pay their monthly amortization
after two years,” Rivera said.
The average cost of constructing one
housing unit is about P240,000 and will be
clustered in row-type modules, complete
with electrical, water supply and drainage
system.
He added that the developers are working hard to meet their December deadline
so that the beneficiaries can move in early
next year.
NHA Project Manager Ines Gonzales
was very appreciative of the support of the
local government and the barangays involved for welcoming their agency’s project.
This is the third resettlement site to be
developed in the city. ●
PILAR, Bataan -- The Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) has offered free review for Civil Service examination in Balanga City and this town.
Pilar Lady Mayor Alice Pizarro said
she was delighted when, one day, an official of the university, Dr. Roliver Baciles, came to her office about the free
review program.
She said the BPSU, represented by its
president, Delfin Magpantay, and Pilar
municipality executed a memorandum
of agreement for the program.
Pizarro said at least 40 individuals,
mostly employees of the municipality,
underwent Civil Service examination
review for several consecutive Saturdays held in an area of the town hall.
The lady mayor lauded and thanked
the university, which is headed by Magpantay, for the free review program.
Passing the Civil Service examination is a requirement to become a permanent government employee.
The lady mayor said that municipal
employees here will also undergo computer literacy training. ●
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
9
BEST 4PS FAMILY from Page 3
toda max! from Page 5
said that it was in 2009 that
they became a recipient of the
4Ps where the program had
made significant contributions,
not only financially, but to their
over-all well-being as a family.
“Before, my husband used
to be a drunkard for six years,
but by the time we became
part of the Pantawid Pamilya,
he stopped. Not only that, the
money that we’ve been receiving monthly helped for the
schooling needs of my children, and everyday assistance
like for food,” she said in Filipino.
Narcissa is a mother of five
children, whose youngest is
five years old.
All
winners
received
plaques of recognition from
DSWD, and cash prizes worth
P10,000, P7,000, and P5,000
for first, second, and third
prize winners, respectively. ●
***
Malagim ang nangyaring krimen sa L&S subdivision sa may Barangay Sto. Domingo, Lungsod Angeles (bagama’t sakop na ng Barangay
Telabastagan, City of San Fernando ang lugar ng
bahay) noong nakaraang linggo. Kinakailangang
tutukan ang kasong ito para sa kaniyang dagliang kalutasan. Hamon ito sa kapulisan. Sana’y
gayahin ng kapulisan sa Angeles at imbestigator
ng Camp Olivas ang pagtutok sa kasong Mae Davantes na pinaslang nitong mga ilang linggo sa Las
Piñas. Nahuli ang mga salarin dahil todo tutok ang
may-kapangyarihan. ●
children’s health from Page 5
RENAMING. DSWD-Central Luzon Regional Director Adelina Apostol, together with DSWD Assistant Regional Director for Administration Irene Crespo, officially unveiled September 23 in the City
of San Fernando, the new name of NHTS-PR, now called “Listahanan.” Listahanan or Talaanan ng
Pamilyang Nangangailangan is an information management system that identifies who and where the
poor are. --photo by Joelyn G. Baluyut
towards the light from Page 4
rain kills from Page 1
Some 2,500 individuals from 653
families are housed in 15 evacuation centers in Olongapo City. Most were told to
stay overnight due to the possibility of
more flooding the following day.
One person died in Olongapo City after the city was virtually shut down due
to six to 10 feet raging water from its two
main creeks which overflowed into the
city streets.
The city declared a state of calamity
and urged the national government to
help the city to recover from the devastation.
Classes in all levels were suspended in
both areas as emergency response teams
continue their reach out to residents either trapped by flood or are unable to
reach the town centers because of roads
made impassable by landslides.
Subic town Mayor Jay Khonghun
confirmed that 18 were killed at Barangay Wawandue and San Isidro.
Two people drowned in the town of
Castillejos while a family of four died
when a landslide struck their home in
Barangay Aglao. ●
EDEJER MASSACRE from Page 1
for validation to identify
those involved in the killing.
He said, “as of this moment, everyone is a suspect.
We will release all relative
information of the case as
soon as we completed our
investigation.”
Nicolas, his wife, Corazon, and son, Kenneth will
be laid to rest today at 3
p.m. in La Pieta Memorial
Park in Angeles City.
Police said armed men
barged into the Edejer’s
residence located at Molave
Street, L&S subdivision, Barangay Telabastagan, City
of San Fernando at around
3 p.m. last Friday and shot
the victims one by one.
The suspects then ransacked the master’s bedroom and fled, taking along
with them an undetermined
amount of money including
the recorder of the closedcircuit camera television
installed in front of the victim’s residence.
However, they failed
to take away the money
stashed at the wall of the
master’s bedroom amounting to P1.7 million and the
huge vault which reportedly
contained huge amount
of money because it’s very
heavy to carry by two or
three persons.
Investigators said the
suspects also took the victims Toyota Hi-Lux pick-up
(TFO-540) and used it as
their gate away vehicle.
The suspects entered the
highway via the Angeles
City tollgate and exited at
Dau interchange in Mabalacat City past 4 p.m.
It was learned that Nicolas used to keep some half
million pesos in cash as contingency fund inside the pickup which he personally used
in his lending transactions.
The pick-up was later
found by the police abandoned at Barangay San
Nicolas-Balas in Concepcion, Tarlac. Police found no
cash money inside the pickup. ●
RICE SUFFICIENT from Page 1
“Pampanga is 70 percent agricultural land with 140,216 hectares devoted
for planting crops, primarily rice,”
Labung added.
Records from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) indicate that there
are 35,516 Kapampangan farmers who
produce 47,921 metric tons of rice every
cropping, which is more than enough to
supply the need of the province.
“The rice production in Pampanga
can support the need of our kabalen
and we still have surplus that could
be supplied to other provinces and in
Metro Manila,” said Labung.
The committee chair noted the assistance extended by the provincial government to farmers as the key for the improvement of the agriculture sector.
“Capitol gives training on new technology in farming. We have also distributed farm tools and equipment to
different farmers’ organizations as well
as financial assistance for those identified as marginalized farmers who own
less than a hectare of land,” he said.
He said they are now targeting the
construction of farm to market roads
and irrigation systems to perk up agricultural activities.
Labung also said that Pampanga is
still the number one tilapia producer in
the region.●
Mamac described Lagman as
“brave” especially in defending the
truth.
Meanwhile, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has expressed grief to the un-
timely demise of Lagman.
Pamintuan said the city lost a good
leader with the death of Lagman.
Lagman’s remains are deposited at
the Holy Mary Memorial Center. ●
VILLAGE CHIEF from Page 1
Balibago Village Chief Rodelio
“Tony” Mamac, a close friend and political ally of Lagman, said the latter
accepted his condition and did not seek
medical attention anymore.
HEALTH CARE from Page 1
get another coverage of up to
P330,000 until the next illness.
Dependent s i nclude
spouse, children under 26
years old and parents under
66 years old.
The renewed health care
coverage is valid until September 15, 2014.
According to the HAU
management, faculty members and employees can use
their health and hospitalization insurance in all accredited hospitals in the country
including major hospitals like
St. Luke’s Medical Center,
Makati Medical Center, Asian
Hospital and Medical Center,
mga bata sa panonood ng telebisyon. Hikayatin
ang mga anak na makipag-ugnayan sa inyo. Pagusapan ang mga positive behaviour katulad ng
pakikipagkaibigan, at malasakit sa kapwa. Talakayin din ang family values at iugnay sa pinapanood na programa.
Gawing aktibong proseso ang panonood ng telebisyon kasama ang inyong mga anak.
Kung may katanungan, suhestiyon o opinion
tungkol sa kalusugan ng mga bata, maari kayong
magtext sa 0932-884-0630. ●
The Medical City and Cardinal Santos Medical Center.
The insurance coverage
provides for accommodation
in large private rooms and
covers a wide range of medical treatments and diagnostic
procedures, including dialysis, lithotripsy, laparoscopic
cholecystectomy, pre-natal
and post-natal consultation
with accredited Ob-Gyne,
etc., subject to evaluation by
the insurance provider.
The decision to renew the
contract with Medocare was
made by a joint committee
composed of HAU administrators and officers of the
HAU Teachers and Employees
Union (HAUTEU), after a series of meetings held recently.
The health/hospitalization
insurance is only one of numerous benefits enjoyed by HAU
faculty members and employees, such as: Christmas bonus
equivalent to a full-month salary on top of their 13th-month
pay; full two-month vacation
pay (April and May) for regular faculty members whether
they teach or not in summer,
plus summer teaching pay; 95
percent tuition fee discount in
college and graduate school for
regular faculty and employees,
their spouse and four children,
and 90 percent tuition discount
for the same in high school.
Other benefits include
P10,000 and P5,000 welcome gift for a newborn
baby (caesarean section and
normal delivery, respectively); P40,000 death benefit;
P7,000 bereavement benefit;
retirement benefit amounting
to 100 percent and 60 percent
latest monthly salary multiplied by total number of years
of service (for mandatory and
optional retirees, respectively)
among others.
Other benefits include
insurance and study allowances. ●
Hindi maaaring manatiling mga biktima na
lamang ang mga inosenteng tao sa isang digmaan. May mga karapatan din ang mga biktimang ito na kasing-halaga ng mga karapatan,
prinsipyo, at mga paniniwalang pilit na ipinaglalaban ng dalawang puwersa sa isang digmaan. ‘Yon nga lang, wala din namang magtatanggol ng tama at maayos para sa karapatan ng
mga biktima sa isang digmaan kung hindi ang
mga biktima rin mismo, lalo na sa isang digmaan na kinalimutan na ang kanilang karapatan bilang mga inosenteng biktima!
Mga mag-aaral ng HAU at mga magulang
ng mga mag-aaral na ‘to: Kailangan pa bang imemorize ‘yan?? Isip-isip din sana kayo kahit
pa walang time (gawan at bigyan ninyo ng time
at sapat na atensiyon at pagkilos)!!!! ●
PSAU WINS from Page 8
tions, Inc.
The objectives of SSES are to encourage
schools/academic institutions to become more
actively involved in environmental issues at a
practical and local level and to develop skills
and understanding among the students, faculty
and school administrators in initiating active
responses and increasing community awareness and participation on environmental concerns.
This is part of the response of the DENR,
through the EMB, to Republic Act 9512, also
known as “The Act to Promote Environmental
Awareness through Environmental Education”,
which requires all public and private schools to
integrate environmental education in their curricula at all levels.
Meanwhile, the Nestlé Water Leadership
Award aims to recognize and promote solutions, practices and initiatives of schools in
water conservation and management while the
MERALCO Energy Leadership Award recognizes schools that promote practices and initiatives in electrical safety, energy efficiency and
conservation.
Recently, a group of regional judges went to
PSAU to validate and evaluate what the school
is doing to help save the environment.
The PSAU entry, being the best in the tertiary category, will be forwarded to the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Central
Office for national judging. Winning schools
from each category (college, secondary and
elementary) will be awarded and exhibited in
November 2013 during the National Environmental Awareness Month celebration. ●
SUBIC ENERZONE from Page 3
and tables; and EnerZone and Aboitiz for power
and water supply lines and the buildings.
GHES principal Fernando de Guzman lauded Subic EnerZone and AGAPP for the initiative,
saying that the newly constructed facility would
address the shortage of classrooms in the school.
“We wanted to assure the donors that we will
take care of the building, so that it can be used
for generations. This will benefit not only the children, but the teachers and parents as well,” De
Guzman said. ●
FEATURE
VOLUME II • NO. 76 • SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 • WEDNESDAY
“Makeover”
Committee’s
Choice
On Winning A Photo
Contest and The Message
of the Photograph
In a time when glamour photography is the highly favored genre for those who are entering
into this competitive field, “street photography” is something not being talked about since,
for one, the process of doing it is “deglamorized”—a far cry from what is supposed to be a
machismo stature of a glamour photographer.
I was completely amazed with the number of
participants and enjoyed feasting on the photographs that clearly define Angeles City.
Now, it’s the time to feature some of the photographs that made it to the top to see how they
came up with their images and why they took
these. I was supposed to make my own analysis
of each of the individual works but I realized that
this feature can be a more convincing factor for
those who are into photography by hearing the
owner of the photos themselves about what was
in their mind and what language their photography speaks out.
What you can read now are those whom I sent
a message on Facebook and replied back and they
are in random order. What you are about to read
are the Form and Content of the photographs.
I
think, not everyone who has a DSLR would
want to spread and bend or even roll on the
street just to capture simple everyday scenes of
people and places that have no actual real value
as far as commercial aspect is concern. In a situation where the hostility of sometimes-unfamiliar
alleys and avenues, plus the unexpected eyes of
the thieves conspicuously feasting on the expensive equipment you carry, all these things pull you
back from taking those outdoor snaps.
Street Photography is not a new genre. In fact, it
is as old as the invention of the camera in the 3rd
quarter of the 19th century alongside the urbanization and industrialization of European cities, which
became the foremost subjects of photography.
In fact, the first successful image taken by
the premiere prototype camera, which is the
Daguerreotype--the Boul¬e¬vard du Temple
photo taken in Paris--was shot on the street, along
where a train passed by. It was shot by Louis Daguerre in 1838 and needed more than 10 minutes
of exposure time.
These days, leaving your camera out in the
street for 10 minutes is more like letting your precious equipment into the risk of losing it.
Just a week ago, I was invited by the Litratistang Kapampangan, a Kapampangan Photography Group led by Jefferson Gueco of Angeles City,
to judge their 50mm Challenge Photo Contest.
I was eager to attend the event not just because
I am going to judge entries with my friends in the
photography circle but to see the output of the
contestants doing street photography. I was with
the biggest names in Kapampangan photography
such as Bruno Tiotuico, Peter Alagos, Nigel Laxamana and Tourism Director Ronnie Tiotuico,
and the ACTO Officer Arcee Suarez to complete
the pool.
“The Makeover”; 4th Placer
Since the theme for the photo walk was “turning negative into positive,” I saw a beauty parlor
with posters of “made up” models and waited for
a woman to walk across, to take my frame just as
she enters the scene and before the posters. In the
same light, my point is, every woman that comes
out of a parlor would feel more beautiful with a
new make up, thus, the theme. --Mykie Ibarra
“Feet of Life”; 3rd Placer
The photo itself already shows both the
negative and positive, with one foot without
sandals, then the other one has. If you make
an analogy of the photo, it represents the two
sides of life—that wherever our feet bring us,
we will both experience comfort and misfortune. Meanwhile, the hand with coins symbolizes the wealth we hold on to that makes us
experience a comfortable life.
--Corabelle Guevarra
“Rectify”; 1st Placer, Student Category
The repairman was the perfect subject for the
theme, negative to positive, that he could repair a
broken shoe. A broken shoe of course is a negative thing. But when he repairs it and puts it back
together so that it can be used again, it turns into a
positive thing. It just seemed logical to me.
--Marv in John Bautista Kaiser
UNTITLED; Committee’s Choice
I saw a man fixing shoes and umbrellas and
asked his permission to do the shoot. He said it’s
okay. My personal preferences while taking the
photo is that ginagawan pa din nya ng paraan ang
mga sirang bagay para magamit pa.
--Paolo Beltran
UNTITLED; 3rd Placer, Student Category
The reason why I chose the photo I submitted
is to show that no one is too old to be able to contribute in our society. We all know that most of
the elderly are usually jobless and treated useless
in our society. When I saw an old woman in the
corner selling some goods and reading at the same
time, I got this feeling of capturing that moment.
The look in her face is the most special to me. She
looked like no one notices her worth but she’s just
waiting to get noticed and appreciated. The moment I captured her was when I wanted to tell her
that I noticed her and I was actually planning to
give a printed version of the photo to her to make
her feel that there is still someone who admires her
despite of her age. --Nixie Vitug
The overall winner of the competition was a
photo by Mac Oliver Lingat that shows a reflection
of people passing on the street. There was a unanimous decision in choosing the photo as the grand
winner since, by form and texture, the photo is
high-impact and represents a bustling day street,
with feet scratching the asphalt of the road in every
second and every minute.
And to tell my own honest preference among the
winners, the one shot by
Mykie Ibarra entitled “The
Makeover” is retained in
my mind.
I do hope a photography genre such as this
will populate the memory
of the camera of the photographers these days. Because, if there is something
that is true about life these
days, that is the life in the
street. It never dies out. ●